Caught in a heat wave

Thursday

Jul 19, 2012 at 12:01 AMJul 19, 2012 at 6:13 PM

The temperature read 100 degrees on the KleinBank thermometer at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The official high temp on Monday, recorded by official weather observer Dwight Mulder, was 99 degrees. Mulder said this was the hottest temperature recorded since the mercury reached an all-time high of 110 degrees on July 31, 1988, which was the year of a very serious drought in the area. (Staff photo by Bruce Olson)

Bruce Olson, Sports Editor

The temperature read 100 degrees on the KleinBank thermometer at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The official high temp on Monday, recorded by official weather observer Dwight Mulder, was 99 degrees. Mulder said this was the hottest temperature recorded since the mercury reached an all-time high of 110 degrees on July 31, 1988, which was the year of a very serious drought in the area. (Staff photo by Bruce Olson)